Stability
The euro faces its day of reckoning
The euro’s slide could hurt households already struggling with higher prices. And it could get worse.
Euro area grows to 20 members as Croatia joins
Euro falls to parity against the dollar, adding to inflation woes
With recession looming, ECB may risk fighting yesterday’s inflation war
No more whispers: Recession talk surges in Washington
Taxonomy should not divide the EU in time of crisis
5 lessons from the NATO summit
Biden: War ‘will not end with a Russian defeat of Ukraine in Ukraine’
“All of the alliance is going to stick with Ukraine as long as it takes,” the president said at the NATO summit in Madrid.
To save NATO, destroy it
The transatlantic alliance needs more than a rethink. It needs to be reborn.
Ukraine warns of looming financial crisis if aid doesn’t come
Berlin is stalling EU aid due to its reluctance to provide guarantees.
NATO leaders brand Russia a ‘direct threat’ in new strategy blueprint
At Madrid leaders’ summit, Stoltenberg says Putin failed in effort to stop alliance from adding members.
Israeli foreign minister slams EU’s Borrell over Iran outreach
In Brussels, diplomats see Israeli criticism as an attempt to undermine Iranian atomic talks.
Central banks must act decisively as stagflation risks loom: BIS
‘Lingering disruptions from the pandemic, the war in Ukraine, soaring commodity prices and financial vulnerabilities cloud the outlook,’ BIS says.
Czech Republic braces for rocky EU presidency amid Ukraine war, high inflation
The Central European country will be working on a shoestring budget — and under close scrutiny of its commitment to green issues.
Stoltenberg says war in Ukraine could last for years
More modern weapons could free Donbas region, NATO chief tells Bild am Sonntag.
Albanian PM: No EU membership talks soon, and it’s Bulgaria’s fault
In POLITICO interview, Edi Rama also voices support for Macron’s political community — and understanding for Serbia.
Ukraine says Russia ‘more resilient’ to sanctions than expected
‘Revenues from commodities ensure stability of Russia’s public finances,’ deputy economy minister says.
EU sanctions Putin’s alleged girlfriend Alina Kabaeva
Measure is part of latest package aimed at Moscow over war in Ukraine.
Putin’s war is forcing Moldova to escape Russia’s gas trap
Chișinău wants closer ties with the EU, but first has to get out of a toxic relationship with Moscow’s energy exports.
Croatia on track to adopt the euro
EU capitals will give formal approval in July for eurozone accession next year.
Blinken calls China ‘most serious long-term’ threat to world order
‘Beijing’s vision would move us away from the universal values that have sustained so much of the world’s progress,’ the secretary of State said.
China’s fragility feeds the doom mongers in Davos
Fêted at the World Economic Forum in 2017, Xi Jinping is now accused of torpedoing the global economy with his disastrous Zero COVID strategy.
The illusion of Russia’s economic stabilization
The country’s current account has profited enormously in the last 2 months from sky-high prices for oil and gas.
ECB readies for fresh divergence in borrowing costs
The curtain is going up on the ECB’s next act as it tackles the most basic question of how to manage a single currency with 19 different fiscal policies.
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Central banks: Too big to fail, but failing yet again
Critics say it’s high time central banks were rethought, reformed and pulled back under more political control.